The Jumiõis, symbol of Taaraism and Maausk used as the official logo of Maavalla Koda.
Estonian neopaganism, or the Estonian native faith, spans various contemporary revivals of the indigenous religion of the Estonian people, adapted from their local myths and culture.[1]
Major branches include Taaraism (Estonian: taarausk literally "Taara faith"), a monistic faith based on the god Tharapita founded as a national religion in 1928; and Maausk (Estonian: maausk, literally "land faith"), a much broader umbrella of "Native Faith", encompassing grassroots movements devoted to the worship of local gods, nature worship, and earth religion.[2][1] Both movements are associated with the Maavalla Koda.[3]
A 2002 survey suggested 11% of the population of Estonia claimed having "the warmest feelings towards Taaraism and Maausk" among all religions.[4][dubious – discuss]
A 2021 survey found 3,860 self-declared adherents of Maausk and 1,770 adherents of Taarausk living in Estonia.[5]
^ abJüri Toomepuu. Maausk, the belief system of indigenous Estonians. Presentation at KLENK 2011, published on January 7, 2012. St. Petersburg, Florida.
^Barry, Ellen (2008-11-09). "Some Estonians return to pre-Christian animist traditions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
^Maavalla Koda. Estonian House of Taara and Native Religions.
^Ahto Kaasik. Old Estonian Religion Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine. Maavalla Koda.
^"RL21454: VÄHEMALT 15-AASTASED USU, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA, RAHVUSE JA ELUKOHA (ASUSTUSPIIRKOND) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". PxWeb (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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